You don't have to be able to throw 300 yards to win, but not that many QBs are going to pull off those deep passes Cutler did. He threw some beauties. That defense absolutely respected his ability to beat them deep and he still did it. That's what's more important. Not throwing for a ton of yard but making the defense fear that you can.

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If Andy Reid can somehow get Alex to trust his arm to make those throws, he will ascend to the group of elite quarterbacks and we will win a superbowl.

No question.

LMAO

This. The faster tempo of the NFL is ****ing him in this regard. He'll either adapt or he won't.

I'm here when he sucks too.
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LMAO

It's def a mental thing with smith. He's got the arm strength as we've seen.

I'd still like to have a big deep threat like josh Gordon to throw to

We are one good/great receiver and a deep threat QB away from being yearly, legit contenders.

Throwing it deep isn't the only way to win in the nfl. It has to be an option and something that's there, but it doesn't necessarily have to be an every series occurrence

That's not happening. He's been conditioned his entire career to not make mistakes or take risks. We're gonna have to win with short passes. Although I do think he has good enough arm strength to make deep throws.

As little as it seems, he does seem to be throwing it downfield and taking more chances as the season has worn on.

I mean really, the guy has made big plays with his arm and legs that have pretty much determined wins vs losses. It hasn't been consistent or necessarily pretty, but the guy does seem like he makes big plays when he has too.

That's the concerning part. We still need it to be a small facet of our offense and I honestly can't tell you how many times we've thrown it twenty plus yards so far this year. Very, very few times. The defense has to fear your ability to take a deep shot.

4 attempts over 20 yards in 3 games.

Terrible.

Yes, that needs to increase.

But iirc, he did make one that distance on third and long from his own endzone in the fourth quarter, so apparently he's getting a little more daring